AKCA Minutes of July 14, 2006

 

Officers Present:                                  Directors Present:                                               Guests:

Chair: Larry Leverett                   Kelly Houston (Inland)                    Bill Thompson (San Diego)

Vice Chair:  Harlan Glenn                      Louie Hernandez (ZNA SoCalif)                                                   

Secretary:  Carole Elliott                      Burt Ballou (OCZNA+)

CFO:  Doug Dahl                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                               

Board Highlights:

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The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Larry Leverett @ 7:15 pm.  

v       MINUTES:  Motion:  To approve the minutes of June 9.  Motion by Larry, 2nd by Burt.  Approved.

 

v       JUNE FINANCIAL STATEMENT/FINANCE COMMITTEE:

 

Doug reported that the investment fund gained $184.20 in June.  He paid $4935 annual insurance and $1935 annual Errors & Omissions policies.  He also sent $100 Judge Seminar rebate plus Hyatt 15% Package rebate checks to 25 judges as well as $17,971 Seminar hotel penalty.  Burt is contesting the penalty we paid to the hotel based on contract conflict with NY state law.  Connie says 80% of bookstore orders come thru the 1-i800 number so the cost of this service is still justified at $250/month plus $50 for AT&T.  90 clubs have paid their AKCA dues.  Motion:  To accept the Financial report.  Motion by Harlan, 2nd by Louie.  Approved.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

v     SCIENTIFIC:  Spike’s report indicated that most of his goals were met; still needs to mail remaining shirts to those not attending the Seminar.  Many of the red shirts had to be sent back to the vendor because the red dye ran on washing.  There are 28 students signed up for class #6.   

 

v     KHV Project:  Spike’s report indicated that they still have to finalize the new descriptions for members of the Steering Committee and members of the Proposal Review Group.  They also have to identify potential new opportunities for the project as well as identifying and contacting prospective new Project committee members.  One of their goals is to have a marketing plan for funding for the next fiscal year.       

 

v      PUBLICATION:    Harlan presented the report.  Tom had presented a printout of the home page of the website from Alpha Servers and passed it around for all to see; ;had a pretty comprehensive list of things on the left side.  Tom also described three phases of development.  The cost to complete phase 1 is $1000 with $250 down.  $500 is due upon completion and final $250 on the sign-off of the finished project.  Phases 2 & 3 will cost $1500 each unless paid in advance and completed along with Phase 1.  Then the price would be $1000 for a total of $3000 for all 3.  This leaves them $2,000 from their initial estimate which will allow $185 a month for miscellaneous expenses.  They also discussed how much editorial they want to have on the website.  Agreed to leave that in Joe’s hands to work through.  It was suggested they use one current article and a few teasers of what is to come.  They decided to establish a new “subscriber only” area that would feature additional material, primarily additional articles from prior and future issues.  They discussed the possibility of having two levels of magazine subscriptions: paper & paper + electronic.  It was noted that they must remember to protect their hard copy circulation since it could become financially cost prohibitive to print if the print run got too small.  Ron volunteered to take over the review of the PCS reports and work on developing a new circulation report for the board.  Tom will introduce Ron to Linda at PCS so he can work directly to get the answers to any questions he may have.  Reports will go to Ron & Doug from now on.  Steve reported he has a number of articles as well as a list of available articles from Jim Riley.  The subscribers for this issue went up by 136.  Tom showed his new design for “free magazine” promotion for the clubs.  When the cards are printed, they will be shipped to Ron who will send 20 to each club.  Because the Koiphen show was cancelled, Tom requested we send him to Pondapalooza instead.  His plane reservations can be changed to be used for that instead.  It is hoped he will find new advertisers for the magazine.  

 

v      MEMBERSHIP:  Doug reported that 90 clubs have sent in their dues. 

 

v      JUDGING:  No report 

 

 

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v       SPEAKER’S GRANT:  Doug reported that the rep for Valley of the Sun misunderstood what AKCA would pay; they submitted a bill for things not covered.

 

v      GUIDES:   Burt reported that he had to switch to filter guides; waiting for updates.  Should have all info within the next 30 days.  Will be redoing the liner part for the pond guides.

 

v      INSURANCE:  Burt reported there have been no claims.

 

SEMINAR REPORTS:

 

v      2006 NIAGARA SEMINAR:  There were 212 Seminar registrants, 232 at banquet including vendors, 99 people for Thursday events not counting KHA Lab, 98 first time attendees and 158 early registrants.  Burt reported that everything went very well.  The food was super and the convention center was great.  Speakers were exceptionally good.

 

v      2007 Phoenix, Ariz.  Seminar:  Robbie was at Buffalo and their club handed out a great brochure for their Seminar.  Robbie did great networking.

 

v      2008 Jacksonville, Fla. Seminar:  Burt completed the hotel contract with the Hyatt.  There are 650 room blocks with many facing the river.  Jan Davis Brown is the Seminar Chair. 

 

v       2009 San Diego, CA:  Burt will be the AKCA Chair with Galen Hansen, M.D. the Seminar Chair.

 

REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTS:

 

q       Written report submitted by Doug:  Judy Schwartz, of Austin Pond Society, said the Director of Horticulture from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center spoke at the June club meeting.  The club’s plant/fish swap was a big success and the club had a wonderful Spring Fling meeting.  The upcoming Annual Pond Tour will be July 15-16.  Central Calif. KC newsletter reports the July meeting topic will be “Adding rock salt to your ponds”.  Several club members attended the master Gardeners conference on June 10.  The August club meeting will be a BBQ and the Annual Koi Show will be Oct. 14/15.  Dawn Webster, of Dai Ichi KC, has nothing new to report.  Sue Boystun, of Idaho WGS, reports the club plant sale was a great success clearing over $3000 for the club.  Burt Ballou has agreed to be the Head Judge at the Annual Koi Show this year.  The club had 10 members attend the PNKCA convention.  Hats off to the Mid-Columbia Koi Club for hosting this event.  Sue requested a certificate for a free subscription to KOI USA for their koi show raffle.  This request was forwarded to Editor Steve Childers.  Jack Chisum, of Las Pampas K&WGS, reports the club Annual Pond Tour with 15 ponds will be July 22 with day hours of 9-4 and twilight hours of 8 to 11 p.m.  Bob Sievert, of Las Vegas KC, reports good turnouts at recent club meetings. The club’s 3rd Annual Pond Tour was a great success and recruited some new club members.  The 1st Annual Koi Show is scheduled for Oct. 6-8 and will be held indoors at a local casino.  For more info go to http://community link.reviewjournal.com/lvkoiclub.  The new club website will be online soon at www.lasvegaskoiclub.com.  Lone Star ZNA KC Newsletter reports16 couples joined the club during the annual Pond Tour.  For the July club meeting KHA Mike Nall will discuss medical supplies and general koi health issues.  Every club meeting is a potluck to add to the enjoyment of attendees.  The August club meeting will include a short caravan for club members to view a million dollar pond.  Each monthly club newsletter features a photo of a members pond and a short article on the experiences of that member.  The newsletter included an article on spray urea liners.  Michigan K&PC-SE newsletter reports a club Pond tour on July 15 and the meeting topic for July will be Pond Design 101 planned the week after the pond tour for public attendance.  The August meeting will be a club member only Progressive Dinner.  The club will host a Pond Closing Seminar on Sept. 16.  Dot Wilbanks, of Moto Kara Koi Kai, reports their June meeting was held at Nelson’s Water Gardens.  Owner Anita Nelson spoke about do’s and don’t’s of pond health care.  The talk included a discussion of frequent water changes to fight algae growth.  Club members took advantage of the opportunity to purchase a variety of plants for sale at Nelson’s Water Gardens.  Melinda Christopher, of Olympic KG&WGC, reports the July BBQ meeting was great and club members discussed the upcoming Pond Tour and Pond info day July 23.  Lei Philbrick became the first Koi Health Advisor graduate for the club.  Geoffrey Huntley, of Piedmont K&WGS, reports 18 club members chartered a bus to go to a club members home in Virginia for

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q       the monthly social/meeting and the trip was worth the sights offered by this pond and gardens.  5 club members who attended the AKCA Seminar in Buffalo shared their experience with other club members.  Club Treasurer Allen Lee received his KHA graduate certificate at the Seminar and he will be the guest speaker at the Sept. club meeting.  Club President Don Manus received the club Koi Person of the Year award at the Seminar.  The club Fall Festival will have club members traveling to Tarheel Fish Farm run by a club member.  The annual Koi Show will be held Nov. 3-5 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charlotte.  The show ill include Seminars including a wet lab and a poly spray liner demonstration.  For more info go to www.pkwsonline.com.  On July 15, club members  will help clean out a member’s pond and add new filtration to that pond.  Dorothy Connors, of Rhode Island & Massachusetts KC, reports their last meeting included a visit to 2 ponds, appetizers, buffet and an educational session on koi CPR.  Club members are planning to attend the Pioneer Valley Water Garden and Koi Show in Northampton, MA on Aug. 26/27.  Local construction company, Phoenix Koiya, has offered club members discounts.  Kristine Jones, of Salt Lake KC, reports 3 club members attended the AKCA Seminar in Buffalo.  The club now has its own KHA graduate and hopes to add another graduate next year.  The club August meeting will host Tom Holder “Koi Care Kennel” who will speak on koi health.  The club has provided copies of pamphlet “The Basics of Koi and Pond Maintenance” to several local nurseries and pond retail outlets for the public to enjoy.  Shelby Masters, of the Great Smoky Mountain KC&PS, reports the club Pond Tour with 9-10 ponds in August will donate proceeds to the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.  The club will also raffle a free pond donated by sponsor Dream Ponds.  The proceeds will provide funds for a planned 1st Koi Show, date tbd.  The club hopes to triple membership by the end of July.  Ed Reed, of Triad K&WGS, asked if KOI USA subsidizes clubs by offering a discount on club advertising in the magazine (the answer is no but KOI USA will purchase a ˝ or 1 page ad in your Koi show and/or Pond Tour booklet each year for the going rate up to a max of $100).  Ron Sterbenz, of Upper Midwest KC, reports the new club AKCA Dir/Rep will be Dick Emerick allowing Ron to focus on his volunteer job of Business Manager for KOI USA, Inc.  David Yee and Robbi McCleney, of Valley of the Sun KC, report club members are busy planning events for the 2007 AKCA Seminar in Phoenix.  Plans need to be firm by the end of the summer so the Seminar budget can be approved by the AKCA Board and advertising can be submitted to KOI USA magazine.  Look for the planned events page and the January at www.akca.org.  The Host clubs for the Seminar (Valley of the Sun and Southern Arizona Koi Assoc.) are looking at optional tours before the Seminar which may include a train overnight trip to the Grand Canyon and/or other beautiful sights in northern Arizona.  They are also planning a golf tournament, a first for an AKCA Seminar.  Mary Oxman, of Ventura KC, reports the June club meeting was held in a tropical setting home of a club member and it was just like a visit to a lush, far off island and very relaxing.  There was also the opportunity to view the wonderful waterfall in the pond next door to the host.  Mary thanks Steve Geldman for bringing past issues of KOI USA to the meeting to hand out to new club members and to encourage them to subscribe.  Doug tried to contact the following clubs with no response:  Blue Water Pond Club; Enchanted K&WGC; First Coast K&WGC; Mid Atlantic KC; Middle Georgia WGC; Nashville PS; Pioneer Valley WG&KC; and Tulsa KS.

 

q       Written report submitted by Bob:  So Cal Koi Club will not have a meeting in July but are getting ready for their upcoming koi auction on August 13th at the home of Bob & Joan Finnegan.  John Savara, of Greater Ponds & Koi Soc. of West Mich, said that they had a good group go to the AKCA Seminar; had a great time.  They also had a koi display at a famous garden in Grand Rapid, MI.   Charles Phelps, of Greater Louisville K&GFS, said that several couples went to the AKCA Seminar in Buffalo.  They also had a great pond tour.  Richard Thomas, of Indiana K&WGC, said they had a good group at the AKCA Seminar; just had their pond tour.  Jan Davis-Brown, of North Florida KC, said that the hotel for the upcoming AKCA 2008 Seminar is on the St. John River.   Jan went to the Buffalo Seminar to learn more about hosting a Seminar; will be a great spot for a vacation.  Mona Coleman, of Northern Nevada KC, said that everything is OK.  Pat Christensen, of Northwest K&GFC – ZNA, said that their Koi Show will be July 29/30 at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Ore.    Norman Call, of Oregon K&WGS, said that everything is OK.  John Flowers, of Rocky Mtn. KC, said they had their annual pond tour; 2 days with a BBQ on Saturday evening.  Lester Berkow, of Tropical K&WGC of So. Florida, said that they had a good group at the AKCA Seminar; everything is OK!  Bob tried but was unable to reach Sierra KC and West Tennessee Pond Society.   

 

q       Written report submitted by Burt:  John Hathaway, of Pacific Wonderland KC, said they had a nice turnout for the meeting at Ron & Blanche Zitzewitz home.  They discussed upcoming events and educational outings available to their club.  John went over the updates for the KHV Program as presented at the AKCA Buffalo Seminar.  Wally Hathaway did a report on KHA from the AKCA Seminar. Johnny Foster, of Nature’s Coast K&WGC, said they had a death in the family; working on their koi show on Oct. 7/8; next

 

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q       meeting will be this weekend.  Norbun Watson, of Middle Georgia KS, said he has no info; broke his neck & back.  Henry Culpepper, of Orlando Area K&PC, said that last month they did a pond tour on the east coast instead of a club meeting.  No meeting in July due to the heat.  Joe White, of Florida East Coast K&WGS, said there was no meeting in July due to heat.  Last month the members went on the pond tour on the east coast that was sponsored by a hardware store.  Joe White, of ZNA Southern Koi Association, said they are planning a show in Naples area for Nov. 17/18.  Jack Garner, of K&WGC of North Texas, said they got 3 new members from the pond tour; had almost twice as many people attend from last year.  Some of their members are going to the Texas Assoc. Pond Society TAPS in Fort Worth @ a botanical garden.  The last meeting was a talk on how to save water & use plants that are drought tolerant.  Jesus Brito, of Oklahoma KS, said they are going to do a Hukui treatment on one of his Kohaku, using a method described on NI Board using salt, Aloe Vera and Propolis, 2 or 3 people claim it worked for them and that it did not come back. Barb Flowers, of Rocky Mountain KC, said their pond tour is next weekend with 16 ponds; split behind 2 areas of town on Sat. & Sunday; Sat. evening, after the pond tour is a BBQ at a member’s home.  Last meeting a speaker on KHV and also a demo of injecting koi .  Aug. 20/21 their Koi show at Tagawa Garden Center in Denver inside a large greenhouse.  Bob Winkler & Jan Thompson are co-chairs.  Debby Young, of Southern Arizona Koi Assoc. said the next meeting is annual BBQ and will do regular business meeting & educational talk.  Carole Lee, of Santa Clara Valley K&WGC, said their pond tour is next week.  Getting a lot of free publicity; 6 ponds in Cupertino, San Jose, Los Gatos & Los Altos.  2 weeks after the tour they will have a potluck BBQ; next meeting speaker on Ichibana; their clubgave a talk on koi at a summer school session which was a big success; a lot of questions for the students.  Sandi Soedjono, of Dallas Koi Kichi Group, said its very hot; water company is adding more chloramines due to the drought conditions.  It affected a members pond and killed some of his koi last meeting to discuss results of their koi show; getting ready for their koi auction in August.  Linda Montgomery, of Cascade Koi & GFC, said they will have their annual picnic next month; last meeting was just a general discussion for all members issues about koi.  Burt tried but was unable to reach San Francisco Bay Area KC.

 

q       Written report submitted by Carole:  Niagara Frontier Koi & Pond Club’s newsletter reported that the AKCA Seminar was a huge success; many thanks to those in their club who helped make this successful.  At their July meeting they will have a smaller auction with guest speaker Dave Swanka who will discuss the topic of roses.  Their pond tour will be July 22nd.  Richard Adema, of Canada KC, said that they don’t have any events or functions planned.  They are Richard is changing his email address to:  cankoi@can.rogers.com.  Debbie Hartmann, of Southwest Koi & Pond Assoc., said they didn’t have a meeting this month; only two activities that they have going are putting an aquarium in one of their libraries with a story board about filtration and ponding and having committee meetings for their annual pond tour in Sept.  Joe Copeland, of North Texas WGS, said they recently had an outdoor garden party in preparation for the 15th Annual Tour of Ponds.  The pond hosts picked up their tour book, T-shirts, yard sign, and received last minute instructions.  Their garden party also included an “Ultimate Pond Tour Hat” Contest.  Lisa Herrick was their grand prize winner.  Larry Hursh, of Genesse Valley P&KC, said they enjoyed helping Niagara Frontier K&PC with their hosting of the AKCA Seminar.  They also provided welcoming coffee and pastries for the judges on their trip to Bergen Water Gardens.  They also had an opportunity to renew their contact with a rep from Koi & Water Garden Society of Central NY.  The presentation for their August meeting will be on edible water and garden plants.  This was a hit with the members last fall.  They are repeating it earlier this year so that they have a better selection of fresh materials to use in preparing samples for the members to try.  In Sept. they will have a presentation on adding plant materials for fall and winter interest.  They will also review some of the water plants that can aid in maintaining air channels, open water and/or filtration functions during the winter months.  Jan Jordan, of Mid-Columbia K&PC, said they pulled off one of the best attended PNKCA Conventions in recent history.  Besides several koi dealers they had pond, garden & art dealers available.  The speakers were well received with talks ranging from inside ponds by Art Lembke Jr., KHV in Israel by Mordi Haimi, Pond Construction by Dave Moore & Aquatic Plants by Jan Jordan.  Their brochure was a piece of art all in itself, with articles written by Carmen Stafford and Ron Boedeker, and organized by Gloria Boedeker.  Everyone loved the wine & chocolate social hour that came with plenty of no-need-for-dinner appetizers.  The pond tour ran like clockwork and both buses were able to stop in at their newest inside garden shop and imported-from-England greenhouse.  Lunch was hosted at one of the largest koi & pond shops under one roof, Koi Joy in Kennewick.  The following Saturday they were manning a booth at the Master Gardener Garden Fair where members sold plants, koi & goldfish.  They signed up 5 new members and had many renewals.  20 people attended the dinner to thank all for a successful convention. 

 

 

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q       Written report submitted by Larry:  Darlene Jennings, from the Mid-Michigan Pond & WGC, said their meeting for July will be at George & Bridget Hughes home.  Their Pond Tour was on July 8th.  Michaael Jackson, of West Plains WGS, said they will not be meeting this summer.  Ron Carter, of Prairieland K&PS, said their club is having their pond tour on Saturday and Sunday the 8/9th of July.  They are planning a bus trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden for Sept.  Shelly Klinger, of Central Illinois Water Gardeners, said they will meet on Sat., July 8th at the home of Edye Dammeyer.  Edye will talk about lotus bog design, planting and maintenance.  Her lotus bog is one of the largest and most beautiful in central Illinois.  Joan Woelfel, of the St. Louis WGS, said June was a busy month for the St. Louis Water Gardening Society.  They had their 4th annual auction, selling many water plants, yard decorations, pond equipment and other yard-related items donated by businesses and members.  The highlight of the night was a beautiful hand-made quilted wall hanging of a watery-patterned fabric background with colorful koi (with 3-D fins and tails!)  swimming among frogs, dragonflies, water lilies, etc.  A few days later they had their sixth annual pond & water garden pond tour---Pond-O-Rama----with 49 sites to visit.  The weather was perfect and with several newspaper articles in their local newspapers featuring a few of the ponds, they had their best turnout yet.  Many of the water features contained beautiful large koi to the delight of visitors.

 

q       Written report submitted by Phil Hunter:  Jim Slider, of the Capitol Area K&WGC, reports that the June meeting was held at the Hospice of Lansing, Stoneleigh Residence Pond.  The 50000 gallon pond was donated to the Hospice by the club and Hammond Farms and was built in 2004 by a team of contractors in a single day!  During the meeting Arloa Marmion and Vi Conn noticed that the pond needed some TLC.  After spending several hours weeding, they are inviting club volunteers to help them on August 7th and Sept. 4th to help maintain the pond.  Diane Sandborn was recognized as the club’s Koi Person of the Year at the AKCA Seminar.  The July meeting will be held at John Bellinghams.  This will be the annual pig roast and discussion of the Lansing Area Pond Tour which takes place on July 22nd.  There are 11 ponds on the tour this year.  Tess Little, of the Dayton K&WGS, reports that the club held the May meeting at Van & Lisa Woodruff’s Koi Farm.  There were many baby koi for sale, as well as large adults.  The club was treated to a tour of the farms newest project; the construction of a pond that will be used as a model for the farm’s new koi pond construction business.  The June meeting was held at the home of Scott & Joni Kendall.  The program was a discussion by club members on how to catch and safely transport koi and a film about a koi farm named “Down on the Farm.”  In addition, the club decided to hold a series of informal Sunday “Get Together.”  These will be in addition to the regular meetings and will not have an agenda.  The get together will allow club members time to relax, visit with one another, and enjoy members’ ponds that we do not get to see during the regular meeting.  The club will make a donation to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in memory of long time member Pat Kolesar.  Don Hellard, of the Gainesville K,GF&WGS, reports that the June pond tour was held despite the presence of tropical depression Arlene.  Ninety five people attended the tour, which is amazing despite the pouring rain.  The club is planning a young koi show for November.  Claudia McGowan, of the Inland Empire K&WGS, reports that the club had a busy Spring.  In May, they cleaned the Japanese Garden pond at the local botanical garden and they sold aquatic plants at the annual garden Expo.  In June they had a potluck dinner at Finches Arboretum with Joel Burkhart, from Pan Intercorp, as the guest speaker.  Also in June an event called Floats on the Pond was held at the home of Allan & Colleen McCalip, owners of Still Water Gardens.  Several club members enjoyed Root Beer Floats while checking out all of the new ponds and bogs at the residence/business.  The July meeting was a BBQ/potluck at Blue Iris Water Garden.  Dick Benbow, from Auburn, Wash., spoke on selecting Tosai, one year old fish.  The clubs pond tour is scheduled for July 15th and the koi show will be on August 19/20th.  Judith Minor Roberts, from the Mountaineer K&WGS, reports that the club is preparing to have its Summer meeting…awards banquet, covered dish dinner and annual swap and trade, followed by a trip to a fish farm.  The fall meeting in Sept. will be held at TerraSalis Garden Center.  The meeting will be election of officers and Dale Fox will cover closing your pond.  Tom Tranbarger, of the Shasta K&WGC, reports that 15 members of the club made the trip to the Camellia Koi Clubs pond tour.  They were treated to 8 very nice ponds.  The June meeting was held at the home of Tammy Cole.  Steve Eckard led a discussion on pumps.  The upcoming pond tour was also discussed.  Linda Siler, of the Springfield WGS, reports that the June meeting at Peggy Pyle’s was a great success.  Tony Kabell, from Koi Country in Bixby, Oklahoma, was the guest speaker.  Tony provided a wealth of knowledge about koi keeping, and was a big hit with the members.  He will be asked to speak again at a future meeting.  The club participated in the Greater Ozarks Garden Tour along with two other garden groups.  The event was well attended and visitors got to see many types of gardens in addition to water gardens.  The July meeting will be held at Jerry & Sara O’Quinn’s.  The program will be “Choosing the Right Filter Media for You” as a result of recent discussions about how to make the pond filters easier to clean.

 

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q       Written report submitted by Spike Cover:  Dan Phillips, of North Carolina K&WGS, said that 25 members gathered at the home of David & Lisa Freeman for their June meeting.  In addition to the pond and great landscaping, the Freeman’s have a Japanese tea house that made it even more impressive.  A microscope class was held before the meeting; several things were found on some fish scrapes including trichodina and ick.  They have 4 members enrolled in the 2006-2007 KHA program.  In June they were also able to buy 10 microscopes from UNC-CH for $75 each through a member who is an employee at the hospital.  Ray Jordan, of Texas K&FGFS, said that they are preparing for their 14th annual Koi Show Sept. 30-Oct. 1.  July 16 meeting will be their annual wet lab and election of club officers.  August 13th meeting will be at a club members home to view their new koi pond and discuss preparing and transporting fish to a show.

 

q       Written report submitted by Kelly Houston:  Inland Koi Society reports their general meeting will be on July 23rd at Mark & Fran Krakower’s home in Corona, CA.  The guest speaker will be Mark Kelly of Orange County Pond Services talking about koi pond maintenance.  They will host their 9th annual pond tour on Sept. 24th with 7 ponds and a visit to Mystic Koi.        

 

q       Written report submitted by Bill Thompson:  Kay Rice, of the Koi Club of Middle Tennessee KC, said that a road trip to Koi Village is planned for June 24th.   Brian Moriguchi, of Santa Clarita K&WGC, said they held a successful pond tour in May with 10 ponds and over 100 people attending.  Their next meeting on June 25th will start a one year growing contest.  George Manska, of the Cyprinus Society of Nevada, reports that a small group of close friends led by KHA George Manska, usually meets over brunch to discuss ponds and fishkeeping.  They will be taking care of fellow members ponds this summer while part of the group is on a European tour.   The Placid Pond & Koi Club will have a potluck dinner and fishy conversation on June 20th at the Bordens. 

 

q       Written report submitted by Harlan Glenn:  Chuck Poppe, of ZNA Potomac Chapter KC, reported that not much is happening until their August meeting; they have paid their AKCA dues.  Chuck Thompson, of Koi Club of San Diego, congratulates Jack Chapman as their Koi Person of the Year.  As Wet Lab Chairman, VP and KHA trainee Jack has been a vital force in their club and is always willing to help anyone with a pond problem.  The KCSD Annual Koi Auction will be July 29th at California Koi Farm.  A large number of quality koi are anticipated at this event which will help fund the 20th Annual Koi Show in Feb., 2007.  Ben Plonski, of Laguna Koi Ponds, will be the speaker at the August meeting at the Porters in Solana Beach.

 

PROXY CALLS FOR August

§         Has your club sent in their annual dues?

§         Ideas for topics/speakers for upcoming Seminars as well as locations you would like to go to!

Upcoming AKCA Annual Calendar Events for August

CFO submits annual budget

OLD BUSINESS:  

q       Seminars:  Discussion about Seminars - - costs and locations were discussed.  Feel that location should be somewhere with appeal; needs to be a good/fun experience for all!

q       Attendance Pin:  Mac McGreevy suggested that we have a generic pin for Seminar attendees, possibly starting with 5 years.  Burt would like Roc to design a generic pin..

NEW BUSINESS: 

q       Champion of Champions:  Peter Enfield will design a slate for this years Champion of Champions fish won by Jason Yates of the Mid Atlantic Club (is a kohaku). 

q       Peter Enfield Award:  Motion:  To spend up to $1,000 for a koi to give to Peter Enfield for his ongoing support of AKCA by making slates for auctions as well as awards.  Motion by Burt, 2nd by Harlan.  Approved.

 

Motion:  To adjourn the meeting 9:05 p.m.  Motion by Burt, 2nd by Louie.  Approved.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Carole Elliott